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cord-316442-xwopn97m	Lam, Simon Ching	Global risk to the community and clinical setting: Flocking of fake masks and protective gears during the COVID-19 pandemic	2020-05-13		.txt	text/plain	976	59	54	title: Global risk to the community and clinical setting: Flocking of fake masks and protective gears during the COVID-19 pandemic In accordance with ASTM F2299-03 international standard [6], our Squina International Centre for Infection Control established a system to estimate the Particle Filtration Efficiency (PFE) of face mask. However, general public and even healthcare professionals may be unable to distinguish the counterfeit and fake face masks from those quality one. Our test results were alarming because using fake masks / protective gears will jeopardize the health of COVID-19 patients, suspected cases, close contacts, and vulnerable subpopulation (health professionals, older adults, patients with chronic disease, poverty). Illegal fake mask and protective gears manufacturing may disrupt the infection prevention and control towards the COVID-19 outbreak in clinical and community settings. The local government should educate the general public to distinguish between good quality masks with those fake face masks via social media.	./cache/cord-316442-xwopn97m.txt	./txt/cord-316442-xwopn97m.txt